It was a big day for Bellamy but also for Wrexham. Their 19-month battle to
save the club is coming to a successful end and they will pick up £100,000 from
this match after Liverpool waved their cut of the gate.

Liverpool had Salif Diao and Florent Sinama-Pongolle on show but a host of
youngsters were given a run-out with Anfield's World Cup players still on
holiday.

The game was delayed for 15 minutes to allow a near-capacity 11,335 crowd into
the Racecourse Ground, and they saw Liverpool cruise into the lead after six
minutes.

Paul Anderson, star of the FA Youth Cup final victory, met a John Arne Riise
cross on the volley to crash the ball past Michael Jones from 12 yards.

New signing Gabriel Paletta played the first half and a side sprinkled with
youth were doing their best to impress manager Rafael Benitez.

But Wrexham, who will come out of administration on Tuesday and had four new
signings of their own on display, produced a spirited response. Mark Jones and
Chris Llewellyn both went close, but keeper Jones was thankful for a benevolent
referee - Mike Jones - who gave him a ticking-off for handling outside the box.
The offence would have meant a red card in league action.

Bellamy almost punished a Llewellyn error before being one of only three
Liverpool players not to be substituted at the break.

The reason was pretty clear - the Welshman wanted to score in front of the
Welsh fans - and once that had been achieved eight minutes after the break,
Benitez's sentimentality deserted him and off came the £6million striker.

Sinama-Pongolle, who may well figure this season if Benitez fails to sign a
right-sided player, looked lively and determined.

Bellamy delighted to play with Fowler

Craig Bellamy revealed his delight at teaming up with his hero Robbie Fowler -
and thanked the Anfield legend for his first Liverpool goal.

Bellamy scored early in the second half in the 2-0 friendly win at Wrexham,
and it was Fowler who made the goal.

Bellamy said: 'I've admired Robbie for years, he is a great player and he set
me up with my goal when he lifted a very good ball into my stride for me to run
onto and score.

'It means a lot to me to be on the same side as him. I have played against
him before but being in the same team is a great honour.'

Bellamy admitted he knew he only had 10 minutes of the second period to get
the goal he craved.

He said: 'The boss (Rafael Benitez) told me before the game I would be on for
about an hour, that I had just a few minutes after the break before I was
substituted.

'So it was pretty special to get that goal, I know it's only a friendly, but
it was good to score in front of the Liverpool fans. I'm one myself.

'They have taken to me well, but then Liverpool fans always give their new
players plenty of support, that's what they are like.

'I know I've been given a 15-goal target by the boss, but I don't think
pre-season ones count! But I expect to score goals, and that's what I aim to
do.'